Wood to Wood Joint

[acedotcom]

Last night a cuemaker showed up at our local pool tourney and laid out his collection of custom butts on one of the tables - a beautiful assortment. There were no shafts so I asked about the connection. I was told that all the cues had wood to wood joints. I took this to mean that the pins screw directly into wood threads. Is that the case? And, if so, how durable is this type thread as compared to piloted joints?

[acedotcom]

Originally Posted by jeffduke

it might not mean that though. as long as there is some wood to wood contact at the joint somewhere, its a wood to wood connection to me. BUT, my favorite kind of cues ALL use the standard 3/8x10 pin directly into wooden threads in the shaft, and let me tell ya' its really much more resilient than you'd think. I've used these cues for YEARS and never have had one strip out on me, or foul in any way...who's the cuemaker you speak of? some guys do this joint well, but others need a little help...fortunately my cuemaker does them VERY well, so the more cues I try the more I WANT to stick with his cues! you get more "feel" from a wood to wood connection than into a solid s/s joint in my opinion...but you'll have to decide that for yourself. hope this helps and answers your ??

Thanks for the imput. You're not alone in your preference for the wood2wood joint. A few guys I know having stripped their threads have sworn off that kind of connection. Maybe their cuemakers needed "a little help." Guess I'll have to try one for myself.

[acedotcom]

I decided to upgrade my bar cue, so I got myself an Elite EP01 - Birdseye with Cherry Ebony and Nickel Silver Rings Pool Cue Stick.

I figured I'd try it because it has a wood-to-wood joint. A $108 cue, it hits better than my Falcon SP that cost twice as much. Last night, first time out, it helped me win a local bar tournament. When I'm ready to move up in class, I'm definitely going with the w2w joint.

[A-Train]

I don't feel like I can feel anything without a steel to steel joint.